Tag European Union
18 Nov

European Democracy Shield Bolstering independent media at the core of democratic resilience

On 13 November 2025, the European Commission adopted its European Democracy Shield, a new flagship strategy for strengthening democratic resilience within the bloc, with a key focus on free and independent media, fighting disinformation and creating healthier information ecosystems.

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13 Nov

EU Enlargement Package: Assessments must now translate into meaningful media freedom action

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today welcomes the publication of the 2025 EU Enlargement Package and highlights key media freedom developments and concerns that should shape negotiations with candidate countries moving forward.

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22 Oct

Invest in Free Media: Europe’s Democratic Foundation

The more than 100 undersigned organisations have come together to call for robust and strategic EU investment in free and independent media in response to the proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028-2034.

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13 Oct

Call on President von der Leyen to address media freedom crisis in the Western Balkans

We call on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to raise the threats to the protection of journalists and media pluralism with the respective authorities during her visit to the Western Balkans this week.

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10 Oct

Press Freedom at Risk: The Democratic Cost of the EU’s “Chat Control” Proposal

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom is alarmed by the draft of the EU Commission’s CSA Regulation, so-called “Chat Control”. We call on the Council to reject the new proposal.

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2 Sep

Open Letter to President von der Leyen on defending digital sovereignty

ECPMF joined more than 40 leading European and international civil society organisations, media freedom groups, and democracy advocates, as well as academics, journalists, and public figures from across the continent penned a letter to the President of the European Commission to resist US coercion and to defend Europe's sovereign right to regulate technology in the public interest.

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8 Aug

EU: After entry into force, political will now crucial for European Media Freedom Act success

The entry into force of the European Media Freedom Act marks a major step forward, but implementation remains uneven across the EU. Member States must act without delay to align national laws with EMFA standards and uphold press freedom as a cornerstone of democracy.

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21 Jul

EU Rule of Law Report: A welcome but insufficient response to deteriorating media freedom

The Media Freedom Rapid Response welcomes the EU’s 2025 Rule of Law Report but warns that recognition alone is insufficient. We call on the European Commission to specify consequences for Member States failing to implement key safeguards like the EMFA and Anti-SLAPP Directive.

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11 Apr

ECPMF’s take on the EU Democracy Shield: A call to prioritise media resilience and journalists’ protection

ECPMF calls for stronger protection of journalists and media sustainability under the EU Democracy Shield.

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19 Mar

1,117 media freedom alerts in the past year – MFRR Monitoring Report 2023

The partners from the MFRR consortium today publish the latest edition of its Monitoring Report which documents press freedom violations from January to December 2023.

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